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Abstract
Immune suppression is a risk factor for malignant lymphoma development. Progress in medical science has increased the numbers of immunosuppressed patients due to organ transplantations or successful treatment of autoimmune diseases. Different forms of immune suppression and the respective lymphoma entities are discussed in this article. Another issue treated are gray zone lymphomas between Hodgkin's lymphoma and diffuse large B cell lymphoma. This category not only represents a diagnostic challenge but also represents more a true biological continuum.Entities:
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23319007 DOI: 10.1007/s00292-012-1706-5
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Pathologe ISSN: 0172-8113 Impact factor: 1.011